SINDHUPALCHOWK, OCTOBER 17

At least 35 people were injured in a bus accident on Sunday near Six Kilo of Lamosanghu-Jiri road section in Sindhupalchowk.

The condition of four, including the assistant to the driver, is reported to be critical and they have been sent to the Dhulikhel Hospital for further treatment, police said. The bus was en route to Kathmandu from Lisankhupakhar Rural Municipality of the district.

Police estimate that the accident was due to brake failure. The other injured people are being treated at Khadichaur-based Sindhu Sadabahar Hospital and they are said to be out of danger.